WEBVTT
THE GRIEF IS GROWING IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG BROADWAY IN
SACRAMENTO, WHERE VISITORS ARE
PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HOMICIDE
VICTIMS.
>> I WAS HERE TO SAY SOME NICE
WORDS FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS
PASSED AWAY WAY TOO EARLY.
MIKE: THE CORNER HAS IDENTIFIED
THE DEAD AS A 20-YEAR-OLD, A
23-YEAR-OLD, AND THEIR
GRANDMOTHER.
ALL THREE MURDERED A WEE AGO,
AND DISCOVERED WITH MULTIPLE
STAB WOUNDS.
SACRAMENTO POLICE ARE ACTIVELY
LOOKING AT THIS MAN, 52-YEAR-OLD
MAN 52-YEAR-OLD DRUG WATSON.
>> AT THIS POINT, THE SUSPECT IS
STILL CONSIDERED AT LARGE, STILL
CONSIDERED TO BE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS, AND TO BE TREATED AS
IF HE IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
MIKE WATSON
IS ON THE RUN, BUT
HIS VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED IN
RENO ON SATURDAY.
INSIDE THE CAR WAS THIS MAN,
51-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL ANTHONY
HUNTER.
RE POLICE DESCRIBED HIM AS
UNCOOPERATIVE, OFFERIN NO
EXPIRATION FOR HOW HE OBTAINED
THE VEHICLE.
HUNTER IS
NOW CHARGED WITH THE
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND
OTHER DRUGS WITH THE INTENT TO
SELL THEM HERE IN SACRAMENTO
POLICE ARE TRAVELING TO RENO TO
LEARN MORE.
>> ARE DETECTIVES ARE GOING TO
BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING WHAT
HE KNOWS.
MIKE: NEIGHBORS LIVING NEAR THE
CRIME SCENE ARE NERVOUS AND
AFRAID THAT YOU ARE WATSON MAY
RETURN.

Watson is also believed to be the ex-boyfriend of the mother of Marquise and James.

Sacramento Police Department​

Jerod Watson, 52. Sacramento Police Department

"At this point, (Watson) is still considered at large," Sacramento police spokesperson Officer Matthew McPhail said.

McPhail added that Watson is "still believed to be potentially dangerous, and should be treated as armed and dangerous."

Watson is on the run, but his vehicle was discovered Saturday in Reno when police flagged his plates.

Sacramento Police Department

Sacramento Police Department

Inside the vehicle was Michael Anthony Hunter, 51. Police described Hunter as being uncooperative, and he offered no explanation for how he obtained the vehicle.

Hunter claimed to be a friend of a friend of Watson, and he has been charged with possessing marijuana and other drugs with the intent of selling them.

Sacramento police are traveling to Reno to learn more.

"Our detectives are certainly going to be interested in finding out what he may know, or how he came into possession of the car," McPhail said.

Meanwhile, neighbors living near the crime scene are nervous and afraid that Watson may return.

"He might come back here because I think this is one of his comfort zones," neighbor Janiece Alexander Page said. "That’s a scary thing so we’re all looking out for each other and supporting one another."

Hunter is scheduled to be arraigned in Reno on Monday. His bail has been set at $10,500.